Natalie Warne is a Human Rights Activist, Advocacy Educator, Engagement Strategist and Speaker Coach. Her career as an Activist began at the age of 17 when she worked for the humanitarian aid organization, Invisible Children. What began as an internship resulted in Natalie producing award-winning international human rights awareness campaigns that mobilized over 150,000 young people globally capturing international attention. These campaigns resulted in two pieces of legislation being passed through Congress and signed into law by President Barack Obama. Natalie’s work as an Activist has been featured on CNN, NPR, LA Times, and The Oprah Winfrey Show ultimately landing her a TED Talk about engaging youth in social justice. Her acclaimed talks have accumulated over a million views.
Natalie went on to produce documentary content in Rwanda on women who had survived the Rwandan Genocide and went on to become successful entrepreneurs. Upon returning back to the U.S., Natalie began working for TaskForce, an independent agency that works at the intersection of arts, culture and social change. TaskForce is acclaimed for creating the 2008 Obama HOPE Campaign with Shepard Fairey. Together, Natalie and her team at TaskForce partnered with local non-profits, artists, and brands to create immersive events and art exhibitions that addressed relevant societal issues such as criminal justice reform, educational equity, and voter activation through Rock the Vote.
Natalie later joined the MacArthur Foundation as a multimedia producer, event producer, and millennial ambassador for a newly established communications and creative branch of the foundation. She worked with a network of educators, experts, and youth-serving organizations that promoted access to participatory, interest-driven learning.
Since then, Natalie has been sought out by the U.S. State Department, Obama Foundation, Disney, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Forbes Women, Novartis, Stanford University, SAP, Amnesty International, PricewaterhouseCoopers, the MacArthur Foundation, Boys and Girls Club of America, and hundreds of additional educational institutions, organizations, and corporations. She was hired to empower, educate, and equip them with tools to build momentum and create change around their most pressing issues. Natalie has addressed over 500 audiences worldwide and currently serves as an Engagement Strategist, Consultant, and Speaker helping organizations prioritize equity, social justice, and inclusion in the work that they do.
